Swissotel → Shin-Osaka Station:
• Go down to Namba Station (you're already connected)
• Osaka Metro Midosuji Line (red) heading north
• Ride to Shin-Osaka (~15 min: Namba → Shinsaibashi → Umeda → Shin-Osaka)
• Budget 45 min total from hotel to Shinkansen platform
Boarding Shinkansen at Shin-Osaka:
• Gates on 3rd floor — look for Central Gate or South Gate
• Scan SmartEX QR code at yellow QR gates
• Platforms 23-27 (eastbound to Tokyo)
• Nozomi 14, 11:06 AM → Tokyo 1:33 PM. Green Car, 10C & 10D
Tokyo Station → Mitsui Garden Ginza:
Option A: Walk — exit via Yaesu Exit (east side). Walk southeast through Ginza ~15-20 min. Flat, wide streets
Option B: Subway — Ginza Line 1 stop to Ginza Station (Exit A3, 7 min walk) or 2 stops to Shimbashi (Exit 1, 4 min walk)
Tokyo Ramen Street at Tokyo Station B1F. Or Mitsukoshi Ginza depachika discount hour near closing.
Just settle in. You know Japan now.
Ginza: widest, flattest streets in Tokyo. Hotel has elevator. Tokyo Station: elevators everywhere.